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1969 – School Report

This first form school report for 1969 gives some idea of the curriculum.

 

Subjects taken can be seen to include:

  • English
  • History
  • Geography
  • French
  • Mathematics
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Art
  • Metalwork
  • Physical Education

The class was split so that half did Metalwork, the other half did Woodwork. After the first half of the year, the groups swapped over. Latin was only taken by the ‘A’ Stream.

Note that the pocket calculator had not yet made its debut and log tables were still very much in evidence so subjects such as the modern ICT (Information and Computer Technology) were still pure Science Fiction!

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1958 Intake (Class 3A – 1961)

Back Row: Brian Taylor, Chilton, Peter Lane, Deakin, Rose, Waterfield, Whitewood, Bristow
Middle Row: Alan Cure, Pitts, Frank van ser Molen, Peter Wallis, Green, ‘Spider’ Griffiths, Barry Hall, Burton
Front Row: Patterson, Crooks, Davies, Dunn, A.G. Robinson (Form Master), Kennedy, Webb, Poole, Gyngell

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Deus Nobiscum

The school song, which started with the School Motto ‘Deus Nobiscum’ (Latin: God be with us), is thought to have had the words written by Elizabeth Radford, with some input from Robin ‘Bumble’ Langton.

Contrary to popular belief, the music was not composed my music teacher, Mr Dawe, but in fact composed by F.B. Westbrook.

Go on, I bet you can’t resist singing at least the first few lines in your head! 

Deus Nobiscum: God with us
be this our ensign yet.
Our forbears’ deeds victorious
Oh let us not forget.
For thy bright honour Lord they strove
may we their flame maintain.
The fervour which them forward drove
shall us today sustain.

Our school has stood the test of time
the centuries have crowned her.
With earnest zeal to heights sublime
her sons have risen round her.
Fair play and hard health-giving toil
and strong united will,
make us good seed in this fair soil
to sing “God with us” still.

God with us, may we forward move
to heights which now we scan.
God with us may we worthy prove
of others faith. We can,
with thee beside us, reach the crest,
Where shines eternal day.
Deus Nobiscum: God with us
shall be our song for e’er.

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1957 Intake (Class 4A – 1961)

Back Row: Godfrey, Hawksworth, Aston, Reid, Meakin, Boss, Newman, Clements, Staley, Thomas
Middle Row: Shepherd, Shardlow, Flavell, Ward, Stanley, Mills, Hill, Topliss, Potts, Thompson
Front Row: Large, M.E.Smith, Powell, R.W.Smith, Frank ‘Bill’ Read (Form Master), Huckerby, Miles, Fontana, Bird

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1962 Intake (Prefects – 1968)

Back Row: Geoff Painter, John Sanders, Iain Grey, Donald Bauer, Chris Souster, Paul Stockbridge, Stephen Worley, Graham Jackson
Middle Row: John Wetton, Peter Roberts, Bob Press, Michael Smith, Robert Bugg, David Van Der Merwe, Michael Collyer
Front Row: David L’Oste Brown, Mick Yates, Ivan Wallis, Graham Edwards, Bill ‘Beak’ Gillion (Headmaster), Ken Hall, Wes Murfin, Peter Elkes, Roy Marsh

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1958 Intake (Prefects – 1964)

Back Row: Bird, Brian Eyden, Rose, David Redfern, Rees, B06, Mick Badcock, Goodhead
Middle Row: Barry Minns, Warren, Alan Hill, Pitts, M05, ‘Spider’ Griffiths, Rose, Johnstone, David Nutt
Front Row: Miles, M.E. Smith, Reid, Griffin, R.E.Somekh, Bill ‘Beak’ Gillion (Headmaster), Thompson, Newman, R.W. Smith, Topliss, Alan Cure

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1958 Intake (Class 3B – 1961)

Back Row: Airey, Shilton, Short, Brittain, Pedley, Toon, Boulton, Fretwell, Leck, Badcock, D.Redfern, Yarranton
Middle Row: Rees, Orme, Goodhead, Lea, Taylor, Shirley, P.Redfern, Stanley, Jackson, Hill, Gretton, Johnstone
Front Row: Boam, Barge, Foster, Skipper, David Nutt, Mr L.C. ‘Elsie’ Rees (Form Master), Brewin, Jackson, Gough, Woolterton, Tunley

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1957 Intake (Class 4B – 1961)

Back Row: Keith Maw, Graham Marshment, John Nutt, Rogers, Roger Tomlinson, Barry Minns, Austin Cotton, Keith Olner, Gavin Sercombe, Philip Shuttleworth, David Griffin
Middle Row: Graham Bullock, Graham, Kevin Stansfield, Harrison, Henry Foster, Bob Toon, Michael Cosgrave, Rob Musson, Alan Yeoman, Parker, Jackson
Front Row: Ken Brown, John Fryatt, Anthony Meacham, Doug Pinner, Keith Hawes, R.G. ‘Scruffy’ Haywood (Form master), Trevor Bould, David Clay, Minner, F09, Dunn

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1953 Intake (Class 5A – 1958)

Back Row: W. Royall, M. Stanley, G. Cooper, A. Fletcher, J. Harrison, K. Siner, T. Bingham, W. Strong
Middle Row: P. Jordan, N. Trowbridge, P. Hicken, D. Smith, J. Brookes, M. Tracey, D. Allum, A. Williams, K. Dadley, C. Sowter
Front Row: R. Ratcliffe, A. Thompson, J. Diggens, J. Sutherns, Joseph ‘Jake’ Hammond (Form master), R. Atkinson, R. Hancey, A. Merrick, K. Tomlinson

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